International

    Capital / Liquidity

    Industry Says BCBS Cryptoasset Treatment is Prohibitive for Banks

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/10/2022

    The cap on banks’ exposures to cryptoassets should be raised from 1% to 5% of tier 1 capital, and based on net rather than gross exposures. The infrastructure risk add-on should be scrapped.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Russia Seeks to Legalise Crypto Mining in Some Regions

    By Editors | 06/10/2022

    The bill may be rejected by Russia’s parliament, because it does not specify tax procedures or requirements for data centres and mining operators.

    Capital / Liquidity

    BCBS Calls for Greater Use of CCyB by National Authorities

    By Editors | 06/10/2022

    Authorities should adopt a positive CCyB rate in normal times. A report evaluating the impact and effectiveness of implemented Basel reforms has also been released.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    SWIFT Publishes Results of CBDC, Tokenised Asset Experiments

    By Editors | 06/10/2022

    The experiments show SWIFT can enable central banks to connect their CBDC networks to all other payment systems in the world through a single gateway.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Further Progress Made to Adopt Basel III Standards: BCBS

    By Editors | 05/10/2022

    The latest update highlights progress to implement the Basel III standards from APAC jurisdictions including Australia, Indonesia, Japan and China.

    AML / KYC

    Basel AML Index: Progress in AML/CFT Remains “Paralysed”

    By Editors | 05/10/2022

    New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore received the best ML/TF risk scores among APAC jurisdictions in the latest Basel AML Index.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Capital Rules Can Cushion Banks’ Fossil Fuel Exposure: Report

    By ESG Investor | 04/10/2022

    Prudential regulators should increase the risk weighting applied to major banks’ fossil fuel assets, Finance Watch says in a new report.

    Fintech / Regtech

    ISDA Nears Completion of Work to Digitise CFTC Reporting Rules

    By Editors | 04/10/2022

    ISDA working groups are transforming CFTC swap data reporting rules into machine-executable code ahead of implementation on 5 December.

    AML / KYC

    The Sentry Calls for Action to Stop Kleptocracy Enablers

    By Editors | 04/10/2022

    New report offers recommendations to target bankers, lawyers, and accountants who provide advice and support to violent kleptocracies and corrupt networks.

    Big Picture

    BIS Paper Offers Options for Regulating Big Tech

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2022

    One option is to group financial activities into a dedicated subgroup under an FHC structure. A second is to create a new regulatory category for big tech financial groups.

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